Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors – A New Frontier for Curing Cancer?

WHEN
October 4, 2017
PRESENTER
Mike Gruenfeld

Mike Gruenfeld, the leader of this group presented to the audience his take on Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors – A New Frontier for Curing Cancer?

Title: A published article “Checkmate – How an Iconoclastic Researcher Gamed the Immune System and Unleashed a potent New Weapon Against Cancer”

Description: Discussed is the discovery and use of a new drug that has an entirely novel and effective mechanism for combating cancer. Instead of attacking cancer cells (e.g., by using chemo), or by indiscriminately revving-up the immune system (e.g., by using IL-2), this new drug accomplishes cures by blocking a single receptor on a specific type of immune cell. 

The following is the link to the published article, entitled, “Beating Cancer at Its Own Game” that Mike will discuss at the meeting: https://discovermagazine.com/2016/nov/checkmate